Jacquizz Rodgers

This is why I'm against fantasy football drafts before the third week of preseason. Each pivotal player suffered what appear to be season-ending injuries during the dress rehearsal game.

Throw in Ezekiel Elliott's suspension and pending appeal and there's movement all over the fantasy draft board. So I've conducted my own 10-team, 10-round mock draft and explained after each round what factors fantasy owner should consider.

Note: I use standard scoring (rushing/receiving combined, non-ppr and passing touchdowns count for 4 points, which I generally oppose, but we'll let majority rule in this case) for this exercise. The...

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